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Canon A650 IS CHDK Loaded but can't open raw

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Canon A650 IS CHDK Loaded but can't open raw
« on: 28 / November / 2011, 13:37:37 »
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Help I am a new CHDK user , I have looked through beginers info but not found an answer to my problem/
I seem to have loaded CHDK 099 14 20 succesfully . I have downloaded and installed all relevent Canon RAW editing+Microsoft add on . but I can not open to edit the downloaded file . The Files are of the correct size approx 15 meg and have CRW filenames , but I cannot see/ edit these files. what am I doing wrong please
Any tips appreciated

Re: Canon A650 IS CHDK Loaded but can't open raw
« Reply #1 on: 28 / November / 2011, 14:02:27 »
CHDK RAW is not a standard format.  In fact,  its not any format - its just a raw dump of the sensor data.  So standard software tools usually will not be able to read it.   Convert the RAW to DNG by selecting DNG in the CHDK RAW menus.  The DNG format is compatible with most software.

More info here :
CHDK Forum thread on RAW
CHDK Wiki Page about RAW
CHDK Wiki Page about Raw Software
Ported :   A1200    SD940   G10    Powershot N    G16

Re: Canon A650 IS CHDK Loaded but can't open raw
« Reply #2 on: 29 / November / 2011, 06:19:30 »
Hi thanks , so CHDK raw Is different from Canon's Raw?This was not perviously clear! Does the DNG format still have the RAW 's advantage in that nothing is degraded in editing "ie rotating" ?
Thanks Brian Wildman

Re: Canon A650 IS CHDK Loaded but can't open raw
« Reply #3 on: 29 / November / 2011, 08:38:30 »
Hi thanks , so CHDK raw Is different from Canon's Raw?
Yes.

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This was not perviously clear!
People often have this difficulty.  Sometimes you just have to read the documentation.

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Does the DNG format still have the RAW 's advantage in that nothing is degraded in editing "ie rotating" ?
Yes.
Ported :   A1200    SD940   G10    Powershot N    G16


Re: Canon A650 IS CHDK Loaded but can't open raw
« Reply #4 on: 29 / November / 2011, 10:07:10 »
Thanks , I followed one of your links to find that Google Piccaso seem to enable editing.

I ,probably like a lot of new users find all this different format thing a bit confusing and daunting
Thanks for taking the time to help me
Brian Wildman

 

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